Gently ruined

She thought she understood love-until it destroyed her once and taught her never to trust easily again. After an eight-year relationship built on lies, she promised herself she would never ignore the signs, never ignore her instincts, and never let someone get close enough to break her the same way twice.

Then he came into her life.

A friend first. Familiar. Safe. The kind of connection that didn't feel like danger... until it did. When things between them begin to shift, feelings grow faster than she's ready for, and suddenly she's standing in unfamiliar territory-choosing between what her heart wants and what her past has taught her to fear.

But when betrayal surfaces again-wrapped in confusion, alcohol, and accusations she doesn't fully believe-everything she thought was real starts to fracture. He says he was set up. She doesn't know what to believe.

Now she's stuck between holding on to the only person who made her feel seen... or walking away before history repeats itself for the second time.

Because this time, love doesn't feel like healing.

It feels like something she should've never let herself fall into again.

Gently Ruined is a story of trust, trauma, and the painful line between intuition and fear-where love feels real, but nothing feels safe enough to stay